Where does “nameplate” come from?
Nameplate comes from English name and plate, where plate derives from Old French plate, Latin plata, Latin plattus meaning broad, and Ancient Greek πλατύς meaning flat or wide.
nameplate (English): A plate or plaque inscribed with a name; The...
Definitions
- A plate or plaque inscribed with a name; The...
Ancestry of “nameplate”, step by step
nameplate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English plate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plate | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which... |
| 2 | Old French | plate | a flat metal disk; a flat plate of armor |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | plata | silver |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | plattus | flattened; flat; smooth |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |